isn't the only restaurant that cites downtown office vacancies as part of the reason for calling it quits. Three days before that eatery behind Union Station closed, another restaurant — this one in LoDo — quietly shuttered, and its owner also blames a lack of business downtown.
"The minimum-wage increases have been unbearable," Jennings adds. The latest, which went into effect in January, boosted Denver's minimum wage from $17.29 to $18.29 per hour. His list continues:"Our landlord was completely unwilling to attempt to assist with a resolution. LoDo is pretty empty following COVID — Denver downtown area is at 24 percent vacancy rate, much the same as other metro areas. Work from home is making that situation worse. Our building is only about 25 percent occupied on any Monday through Friday. This is not showing up in stats."
Jennings expressed some frustration of his own in a public response:"We lost thousands and thousands of dollars trying to stay open after COVID. LoDo offices are empty — we can't even do half of the sales we were achieving before COVID. We paid to keep the place open for the last two years — we are now closed for good — so no — we aren't booked. We lost our ass and are now done.
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